Pentaxians,
Requested long ago and way overdue...
http://www.lumine.net/jat/pentax/forum/
Photos of the inside of the Pentax Forum in Tokyo; nothing too special
but a nice place to go and hang out if you have time to kill. They were
running an exhibit on the other side (14.jpg) but
They still make A series lenses presumably for the ZX-M. They have updated
the look of them to look like the FA but they are still called A series.
Regards,
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I'm intrigued...
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Dean wrote:
Can you use a Cokin style P-series filter mount on the Pentax K-mount 20mm
and 24mm without noticeable vignetting? (I'm thinking of a modified mount
with the outer filter holders shaved off)
You'll have to test for it, but it's probably ok. I use it on the
20-35/4 all the time
Peifer, William [OCDUS] wrote:
By the way, I was looking for some Pentax-related information on the Web
yesterday and came across some page of yours containing a very nice article
on wedding photography. Nice job! You covered a lot of material.
Really? Where is that?
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Pentax, Minolta, and Nikon all still make manual gear in 35mm.
Kent Gittings
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Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 10:16 AM
To: Pentax List
Subject: Manual Focus Bodies Lenses
Does Pentax now
I've been slacking, but I thought I would call attention to the latest:
http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/pow/
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At 07:15 AM 10/19/01 -0700, you wrote:
Does Pentax now make any manual focus bodies and lenses that can be
purchased new?
On a similar note, besides Leica, Olympus, and Contax, does any other
manufacturer produce manual focus cameras and lenses?
--
Shel Belinkoff
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I forgot about the ZX-M. I wonder why g. I'll
look at the specs at
Boz's site, although, if I recall, it doesn't offer
manual (thumb
activated) film advance.
True.
What about MF lenses? If Pentax is making a MF body
then it must be
making
In a message dated 19/10/01 16:06:33 GMT Daylight Time,
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What is kind of nice though is that you can try out all their equipment
and even take lenses out for testing for 30 minute periods with just a
driver's license!
English or Japanese licence?
Kind regards
On Thu, 18 Oct 2001 at 15:46:05 -0400, Mick Maguire
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Robert Harris wrote:
Don't over generalize
I don't think that Rodger Whitlock's comment was so much over
generalization as misogyny! I for one found the Harriet comment
very offensive 8-|
You mean you don't
Shel,
Do you think our some of our good old Pentax MF lenses are going 'classic'? g It
makes me want to go out and buy the best.
Regards, Bob S.
Shel said:
Does Pentax now make any manual focus bodies
and lenses that can be purchased new?
On a similar note, besides Leica, Olympus,
and
In a message dated 19/10/01 16:06:33 GMT Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Subject: Manual Focus Bodies Lenses
Does Pentax now make any manual focus bodies and lenses that can be
purchased new?
Shel. Apart from the LX2000, and MZM, nope. Not in production. The existing
stock
Hi Shel,
As to the Japanese market, the result is as follows;
PENTAX:
Body--MZ-M and 67II
Lenses--16 A, and K lenses, five 645lenses, and 22 67lenses
OLYMPUS:
Body--OM3Ti, OM4Ti, and OM2000
Lenses--31 Zuiko lenses
CANON:
Body--None
Lenses--None
CONTAX:
Body--RTSIII, RX, Aria, (AX)
Lenses--28
In a message dated 19/10/01 16:06:33 GMT Daylight Time,
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I was wrong about them all being updated in looks, only some of them are.
Its actually quite a sizeable range.
Sorry, I forgot about the 15mm. I LOVE that lens. Shame it's gone. To a good
home, though.
Kind
The Pentax 20 mm has a 67 mm filter size. The Cokin P series take up to
82 mm rings and the filter itself is 86 mm wide. It would seem to me
that you should have no problem using the P series with those lenses.
Cheers, Mike.
Dean wrote:
Can you use a Cokin style P-series filter mount
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Does Pentax now make any manual focus bodies and lenses that can be
purchased new?
They currently manufacture the ZX-M and the 50mm f2.0 A. I have heard
conflicting reports about weather or not Pentax is actually making other
A series lenses or just selling old
http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/pow/
Man, I love that wicked sombrero with the flag on top!
(Okay, it doesn't _quite_ line up to be that, but it
would have been pretty cool if it had, I think.)
Looks like the old Power Plant at the Inner Harbour in
Baltimore, right? (Sorry I never managed to
You'll need a belt and hi-heel boots to match...
Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals.
http://personals.yahoo.com
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Sas Gabor wrote:
Hi,
On 19 Oct 2001 at 7:15, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Does Pentax now make any manual focus bodies and lenses that can be
purchased new?
(I think of 35mm SLRs.)
Yes, the MZ-M and some A series lenses.
On a similar note, besides Leica, Olympus, and Contax, does any
Michael Nosal wrote:
Minolta still lists the X-370, though I don't know if it is currently
being
produced or not.
Yes it is...
Phoenix has two manual focus models, the P1 and P2.
Vivitar has several manual focus models.
Konica has the Hexar RF with manual focus.
Voightlander
Steve Knobbe writes:
I don't think I've seen this mentioned on this list, but I thought some
of you might be interested (or at least dumbfounded).
http://asia.cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/10/11/disposable.digital.cameras.idg/in
dex.html
Hmmm.. a 640x480 digital camera for $24? If they can
Kent Gittings wrote:
You must work and live around a bunch of crooks or something.
And your full of s**t on most of the rest by the way. [Snip...]
Gee, Kent -- and I thought Mick's shorts were on a little tight! Actually,
John Mustarde's experiences are similar to some of the rest of us who
Tom Van Veen wrote:
Peifer, William [OCDUS] wrote:
By the way, I was looking for some Pentax-related information on the Web
yesterday and came across some page of yours containing a very nice
article
on wedding photography. Nice job! You covered a lot of material.
Really? Where is that?
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http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/pow/
Looks like the old Power Plant at the Inner Harbour in
Baltimore, right? (Sorry I never managed to get out
there with y'all.)
Yeah, that's it.
Maybe next time.
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Peifer, William [OCDUS] wrote:
Tom Van Veen wrote:
Peifer, William [OCDUS] wrote:
By the way, I was looking for some Pentax-related information on the Web
yesterday and came across some page of yours containing a very nice
article
on wedding photography. Nice job! You covered a
Mick Maguire wrote:
I'm intrigued...
Regards,
/\/\ick...
Hi Mick,
Oh boy, get your wallet out. (And don't ship this one by UPS -- har!!) A
shift lens is an expensive optic that allows you to move the optic axis of
the lens so that it intersects the film plane off-center and/or at some
Patrick White wrote:
If they can extract the pictures and reset the camera for
reuse, others can figure that out too.
not necessarily Patrick. You are assuming they wouldn't use some form of
encryption on the data to top that being a possibility.
Regards,
/\/\ick...
Very nice site Tom, well laid out with superb images.
Regards,
/\/\ick...
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By the way, I was looking for some Pentax-related information on the Web
yesterday and came across some page of yours containing a very nice
article
on wedding photography. Nice job! You covered a lot of material.
But the credit for that is not all mine. I just took all the messages from
A shift lens corrects for apparent distortions in perspective caused by the film plane
not
being parallel to the to the subject plane. The usual example is photographing a tall
building and filling the frame by tilting the camera upward. The sides of the building
will appear to converge toward
Mick Maguire wrote:
Very nice site Tom, well laid out with superb images.
Wow, thanks Mick.
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I was looking at mz-s's in the back of Outdoor Photographer to relieve a
little border last night at work. I saw in the family photo lab two lenses
of interest to me. The first was a 100-500 5.6 pk f/pentax for 299.99. The
second was an 800-1200 9.9 f/pentax for 399.99. What are these
.. thanks Bill. If I had $650 right now (which I dont) I think I might
better investing it in an LX.
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I'm thinking of doing some pictures at the Dartmouth college homecoming
bonfire tonight. I had thought I might try doing some black and white shots
in available light. Here is the list of what I have in the fridge (film
wise) right now:
Ilford Delta pro 100
Ilford XP2 400
Kodak TMax 100
Kodak
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I picked up my 135mm f1.8 A* lens two months ago for the princly sum of
$230... Sometimes its better to be luck than good!:-)
Isaac. Would you like the correct lens shade? It will cost you around 12%
of
the lens' price!
Isaac wrote
Is that
But that's the great thing about Pentax. They're all
manual focus lenses if you're not using an autofocus
capable body. Not all brands of lenses that are
autofocus can be used as manual focus lenses.
Len
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Sent:
jeepgirl wrote:
how do you always make yourself look good?
Bass Ale.
I love going there it is one of
my favorite places to photograph
Well, you should have come out.
BTW, that's Iron Ed on the left and Cesar the Bullkiller on the right.
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Easy CD Creator 4 works find for me.
Alternately, buy Laplink and transfer direct from the old to the new, or
install your old hard drive as a second hard drive on the new computer for
free.
Maris
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From: jeepgirl [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday,
Matamoros, Cesar A. wrote:
You wouldn't think that a photographer would be such a ham. I
really should put up the photos I have of him - hey Tom how much to not put
it up :-)
Hey, I'm all for massive, world-wide, public embarrassment...go for it.
Speaking of embarrassing
Specifically a Pentax Ref-converter A. It's current owner says it's in
KEH bargain plus condition, and it does show signs of wear. The glass
is in good condition, though the eyepiece could be better. It doesn't
come with a case or instruction manual, though I would like a case I
can live
Could someone provide a concise and clear explanation on the meaning of
these terms and how you would use them to provide different results?
Thanks,
D
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Hi ...
Perhaps this will help shrug.
About 18 months ago I picked up a refconverter M, in like new
condition, including the case and the two rubber eyepiece cups, and
the box, and paid $89.00 + shipping. The ref-A usually sells for a
bit more than the M in comparable condition. So, figure
Mark (and Jeepgirl),
I'll bet I could walk you through it. If you
want, send me an e-mail at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'll be happy to help you.
Len
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From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 1:18 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I use the same software myself and never had a problem.
If you have a CD formatted for use in Direct CD, then you
can drag and drop pictures from any of your subdirectories
on your hard drive into any subdirectory on your CD.
The system doesn't care what the file type is. I would
be sure to put
Thanks, Bob. Unfortunately, the alternative URL suffers the same problem.
I can get to the homepage OK with either link. The problem is that once I'm
there, I get an error if I try to go from the homepage to any of the
galleries, or from the homepage to the submission page (or from the homepage
This is an interesting lens design.
Pentax' lens is wider than the Canon Minolta offerings I've seen. (28mm vs 35mm)
But, there's a trade-off
The Canon does tilt and shift.
The Minolta does both vertical and later shifts.
This is one of those very rare instances where the lens requirement
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From: Delano Mireles [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 12:43 PM
Subject: Pushing and Pulling film
Could someone provide a concise and clear explanation on the
meaning of
these terms and how you would use them to provide
- Original Message -
From: Collin Brendemuehl
Subject: RE: what is a shift lens?
This is an interesting lens design.
Pentax' lens is wider than the Canon Minolta offerings I've
seen. (28mm vs 35mm)
But, there's a trade-off
The Canon does tilt and shift.
The Minolta does both
Bill,
thanks for the reply! I'm still trying to grasp the terms so please bear
with me...
Say I have a roll of Ilford Pan F 50 and rate it at 32. Would I be Pulling
the film at exposure and then need to have it Pushed at development?
I'm not sure why this is a difficult concept for me to
Takumar 135/2.5.
Oh, *shift*, I thought you said something else.
Nevermind.
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From: Delano Mireles
Subject: Re: Pushing and Pulling film
Bill,
thanks for the reply! I'm still trying to grasp the terms so
please bear
with me...
Say I have a roll of Ilford Pan F 50 and rate it at 32. Would
I be Pulling
the film at exposure and then
Nope, not using anything like that. I'm just using run-of-the-mill Netscape
(v3.04) from my work computer, and I don't find any host files as you
describe on my hard drive. Unless our corporate server is using something
like that, my understanding is that my browser always queries a DNS to get
The new 31 was pictured in both black and silver--implying availability in
both. What about the earlier 77 and 43?
Alex
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Other than adding MLU, are there any other differences with the P645AF? And
when is it due?
Alex
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AHHH! Light bulb just went on.
Thanks, Bill. You've come through again.
Delano
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 13:43:20 -0600
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Pushing and Pulling film
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From: Delano
Here's a much simpler way to understand it.
To pull a film is to overexpose it. When a film is overexposed, one
must decrease its development time, or underdevelop it, relative to
the standard development time.
Overexpose + Underdevelop = Pull
To push a film is to underexpose it. When a
I have finally decided to find a good home for my 2 MX's. I just am not
giving them any workout and thought perhaps someone else might be able to
utilize them. They were both CLA'd about a year ago and have had the
shutter speeds exercised monthly. Probably only about 5 rolls run through
each
HAR!
Regards,
Bob...
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In the carboniferous epoch
we were promised perpetual peace.
They swore if we gave up our weapons
that the wars of the tribes would cease.
But when we disarmed they sold us,
and delivered us, bound, to our foe.
And the gods of the copybook
It was a typical Spring day in Melbourne - the weather varied from cold
and wet to warm and sunny - when Paul, Paul, Leon (who's middle name is
Paul) and his wife Audrey met to talk about things Pentax.
Three camera bags and a suspicious looking cardboard box slowly showed
their secrets as
Thanks, I'm sure I will enjoy it. I did the same - suol serching that
is - and decided that I can justify buying it. I really longed for a
rugged, well built body like it is. Just the feel of it makes me want
using it.
Cao, Matjaz
Bill wrote:
Congratulations! I'm sure you will truly enjoy
Mick:
I don't know enough about BW films to help you there, but as an old Dartmouth
Grad, I hope you post the results someplace!
Dan
Mick Maguire wrote:
I'm thinking of doing some pictures at the Dartmouth college homecoming
bonfire tonight. I had thought I might try doing some black and
Also, while UPS pays their regular employees well they are notoriously cheap
about paying temp and seasonal employees.
BUT, wait, I want to tell my newest adventure with a parcel service. In this
case Fed Ex Ground. First Fed Ex Air and Fed Ex Ground seem to be completely
separate entities.
Hi,
there are in total 5 changes in new 645NII in comparison to the old
model. Apart from MLU, there are also a choice of 1/2 or 1/3 EV for
exposure compensation and bracketing, more film imprinting
information, more custom PF and compatibility with new accessories
like remote cable release
Bob,
You know, I've been there so many times, I didn't think to take a close
look at what combos of bodies and lenses there were. In fact, you are
free to pick up and test any of the equipment on the displays so
basically anything that Pentax has out of their current lineup plus some
extras
Hi,
The Fuji Neopan range of films is quite good, i've used the 400 and 1600
quite a bit with good results.
As was discussed on another list a while back, the 1600 gives really good
results when developed in Xtol.
Regards,
Paul Jones
Mick Maguire wrote:
I'm thinking of doing some pictures
On Fri, 19 Oct 2001 13:05:09 -0500, jeepgirl wrote:
Anyone had any luck
burning scanned pictures to a cd? I am using direct cd easy cd creator and
it doesn't seem to want to burn photographs. I am open to suggestions on
technique and programs or anything else.
What problems are you
Jeepgirl,
Get all your photos lined up on your C drive (or D or E) and let the program copy the
files. I have had various problems copying/writing CD's when the burner seemed to run
out files. Put them all in one place/directory and copy that to the CD.
Regards, Bob S.
Jeepgirl wrote:
I
Didn't think to ask, but I think if you were to turn over your passport,
they'd still let you do the same thing. The manager that was there
seemed extremely pleased and proud that there was interest from abroad
in the the Forum.
Cheers,
Jeff
On Saturday, October 20, 2001, at 01:44 AM,
Leon,
They can be outrageously expensive - $190 at KEH or ebay in excellent condition. I
think I've seen them go for as little as $130 on ebay. (There is little practical
difference between the A and M version and M can be much cheaper.)
The case isn't a big deal and the instructions I've
Returned safely from the US to the UK, got plenty of interest in my airport
security products but dissapointingly very little camera time... Will make
some scans over the weekend and post on my site...
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I use the Cokin P-series on my wide-angle lenses, but not in the holder
holder.
For a ND filter I hold it over the end of the lens. I find it a lot more
convenient
than using the holders and I can position it more precisely.
-=Mike=-
In the Pacific Northwet
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From:
Out of curiosity, why is it you want manual advance?
Thanks,
Ed
http://lightandsilver.com
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(who's the oringinal poster?)
I forgot about the ZX-M. I wonder why g. I'll
look at the specs at
Boz's site, although, if I recall, it doesn't offer
manual
Damn!! I actually look good in this shot!! We could have even picked up
a second group of chicks at Hooters that night instead of settling for
just the initial pack of 6!! (or is it a herd?)
Thanks,
Ed
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Thanks, Glenn. It was a birthday present from my wife. She always
makes me wear it whenever I go out with my camera buddies, especially
Tom. She thinks it should definitely keep the women away from us.
Thanks,
Ed
http://lightandsilver.com
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On Fri, 19 Oct 2001 10:22:53 -0400, you wrote:
You must work and live around a bunch of crooks or something.
And your full of s**t on most of the rest by the way.
I'm simply describing facts as I know them, shitty as they are. Those
facts may or may not generalize to the entire population of
On Fri, 19 Oct 2001 12:01:39 -0700, you wrote:
My Ebay research over the past year or so shows $90 US to be a very
reasonable price for a Refconverter-A or M. I haven't seen any of them
sell for less. But the other Pentax right angle viewers, which fit
Spotmatics through the K-1000, are worth
On Fri, 19 Oct 2001 12:04:02 -0400, you wrote:
http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/pow/
I've been there! I was listing at that angle, too! But I sure wasn't
looking for photo ops of the guys...
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Hi Ed,
I was the original poster, and, although I never said I wanted manual
advance, it's generally my preference. Why? Because it's quieter.
The camera doesn't automatically advance after each exposure, and I
can choose when to advance it. Because, in most instances, I can
rewind the film
It was a typical Spring day in Melbourne - the weather varied from cold
and wet to warm and sunny - when Paul, Paul, Leon (who's middle name is
Paul) and his wife Audrey met to talk about things Pentax.
Three camera bags and a suspicious looking cardboard box slowly showed
their secrets as
- --- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I forgot about the ZX-M. I wonder why g. I'll
look at the specs at
Boz's site, although, if I recall, it doesn't offer
manual (thumb
activated) film advance.
I recently bought a MZ-M and it came with an A 35-80.
When I used it I found the
Well I actually made it to Mexico City this time, only to discover that
the production company I was working with was still a good two weeks
away from getting started on the job. So I'm back after a 36 hour
whirlwind of flying and meetings and flying. But I did get a chance to
wander around for
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